One of Swedens most well kept secrets – Sabina Ddumba. Singing behind artists (like Katy Perry), she may not be well known, but take a moment to listen to her here!
Category: Music
Music: Loney Dear – Hulls
Loney Dear is a new experience for me. When I woke up this morning I hadn’t even heard his name. In a Swedish morning show he was presented with an acoustic song (from the presentation of the polar prize) and I got hooked straight away. I hope you will too.
Sara Isaksson / Anders Widmark – To Open Up My Heart
Sara Isaksson has one of Sweden’s most beautiful voices. In this clip she plays Anders Widmark:s (piano) song “To Open Up My Heart”. A great song that may fit well to tomorrow’s Valentines. Modest, honest, upright and touches the heart, and I guess those words all describe what a healthy relationship is all about.
Link to Apple Music: https://itun.es/se/GnKde?i=68043621
In my “Best Albums Of All Times” Sara Isakssons album Red Eden was one of my choices. You’ll find that link here
Band Name Puzzle – Can you guess the band names hidden behind these images?
Can you guess the band names hidden behind these images? The answers will be posted tomorrow.
To get you started, the first one is “Guns n’ Roses”…
Kwabs – Saved
This is not a new one, but it seems to get better every time I play it.
Nicky – Great Debut Single, “Wake Up”
Great debut by Nicky (Åslund), from Oxelösund in Sweden!
There are so many “guy/girl sings with a guitar”-artists out there, but this guy truly stands out. A voice that leaves no one without an opinion.
Wake up is written by Nicky
Produced by Timeland
Video by Judith Film
Swedish Music: Vita Bergen – Disconnection
Since over 90% of this blog’s visitors comes from other countries than Sweden, I try to give samples of the Swedish Music scene. This is a new Swedish project called Vita Bergen (White Mountains in english). A great group, with a modern/contemporary sound. As always when I hear new music I’m starting to look for similarities with other artists, and with Vita Bergen I think you’ll find some strong influences from groups like Arcade Fire.
Vita Bergens music can be described as pompous, melodic with heavy synth drapes in the background.
Even though “Curtains” seems to be their own first choice from this EP, I think that the track Disconnection is even better. Great track, and a great debut from this Swedish group!
Music: Blacknuss – Thinking Of You
Best wishes for the rest of the weekend! A great track for that Saturday afternoon spirit.
4 Tracks – 4 Different Genres
If you find any of the songs interesting, I’ve opened up my public “starred folder” for those that are interested in more tips. Guess all genres are represented in that list so be prepared for many tracks you may not like. You’ll find the list here.
Synth
Simple Minds – Big Music
This is the title song from Simple Minds new album Big Music. Really really like the bombastic sound! Great comeback from a great band!
Atmospheric / Club / Lounge
Juventa, Erica Curran – Move Into The Light
For over a minute there is just a long upbeat instrumental intro followed by the whisperous voice of Erica Curran. Great for getting into that “evening-out-feeling”.
Soft
James Blake – Retrograde
Symphonic Hardrock
Within Temptation – Paradise
The Dutch group Within Temptation (with branch colleagues like Nightwish, Tarja, Sirenia among others) is delivering a compact symphonic piece.
What A Great Classic – Peter Gabriel – Solsbury Hill
Yesterday I had an “old classic evening”, and stumbled over some great ones of Peter Gabriel. An amazing artist, with a standard that never goes below average, and this one is certainly WAY over average.
Music: Troye Sivan – Touch
For those that like Frank Ocean or Kim Cesarion, check out Troye Sivan! What a great track this is!
Spotify: Troye Sivan – Touch
Swedish Music Legend Christian Falk Has Passed Away
The Swedish Club Music legend Christian Falk has passed away due to cancer, just 52 years of age.
For those that haven’t heard his great music, you’ll find a link to one of his albums – Quel Bordel here. Christian Falk has been a frequent topic on this blog. Both as a musician in the Swedish group Blacknuss Allstars, as well as for his great club music such as this song.
R.I.P Christian Falk
Amazing Street Musician
Sometimes the best things in life are closer than we might think. On an ordinary street, such amazing music. Great guitarist. For those of you who are inpatient, the slow intro ends at 0:50.
Martin Carlberg – Drums Of War
Feel-Good song with some more thoughtful lyrics.
Music: Favorite Track 2013
My favorite “track discovery” from last year is Frank Oceans “Strawberry Swing”, a version of Coldplay’s track with the same name. I totally love Coldplay, but I think that Frank Ocean’s version is absolutely amazing! What an awesome track!
Another track from the same album, is a “semi-cover” of Eagles song Hotel California, named “American Wedding”. A great track with those great lyrics that Frank Ocean always delivers.
American Wedding
(link to Spotify-track: F.O. – American Wedding)
Strawberry Swing
(link to Spotify-track: F.O. – Strawberry Swing)
Music: The Merrymakers
I’m actually a little bit ashamed. Sometimes good things are too close to recognize.
During my late upbringing in Piteå there was a band called Merrymakers; a band that made it to the international scene. But sometimes it’s strange, people that you went to school with; can they really be top class material? Yes, they can.
In my case, I totally missed out on their awesome music, which is actually even more strange since I totally loved Jellyfish and ABBA, and I think there are so many influences from both of them here.
So, if you want to have a taste, and don’t want to make the same mistake as I did, check them out.
New Swedish Music: Erik Rapp – Wild
Young Erik Wild became third in Swedish Idol, but as always those leaving the contest a little earlier have the possibility to start their carrier faster. This is his first single, and I really like the sound. I’ll guess we will hear a lot from this guy in the future.
Daft Punk Derezzed Guitar Cover
Great play!
The Next “Gotye”? Hurricane Love – Only Human
Hurricane Love may be next big “Gotye”. A group of high-class musicians/vocalists, that sounds almost as good in acoustic versions as in studio (both versions attached). The track in itself has a high hit potential!
Don’t miss the acoustic version!
Music: Laleh – Who Started It
Soft start of the week. A great track from Laleh’s previous album “Sjung”.
Music: Flying Colors – Kayla
Sorry for the poor update during the last week. I’ve been abroad on a trip with internet access 30 minutes per day.
Hope you all out there are okay. Best wishes for the weekend.
Music For Tuesday – Gavin DeGraw
Rainy Tuesday; perfect weather for hard work, with some soft working music in the background. Best wishes for this November Tuesday.
Tove Lo – Out Of Mind – Great Track!
What an amazingly great track by Swedish Tove Lo! Don’t miss out!
Great New Song and Photography – Tall Walker with Running Fast (footage with “standard” DSLR:s)
This great song and music-video is filmed with a Nikon D7100 and a Nikon D800.
Great footage with pretty standard DSLR:s, or what do you think? To get a “behind the scenes” footage, click here
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Halloween Music
I started to think about some fitting songs for Halloween. Hope you like some of them.
Happy Halloween!
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